Daily Republican., 1887-09-15
THE CHANDLERs.
me Descendants Of George and Jane
ohmndisr Gather ana Talk over I've
Hundred Years Of Family History,

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Aeou. one thousand OF the descep-
dents Of George and Jane Chand Ter. |
and I've hundred others, gathered In
Birmingham Park, on the banks Of the
Brandy wine, yesterday, TO oele brate
the bi centennial Of the arrival Of their
prosenitors In this country, to which
they had ned to escape the peTsecutions
which were iLticted upon the Quakers
In England for the sake Of their relt-
gious opinions.
/ Ii was q matter OF regret thst the
weather was unPropitious, thereby de-
terrlng . thousand more from attending
the notable gathering that would other
wise have been present. Bat notwith.
standing the threatening weather quite
O large mum ber OF Chambers, Darling.
tons, 6hortlidges, Copes aud other de-
scendsnts Of George and Jane were at
the depot In this city to take the 8 80 ..
m. special train Of eight cars for Biz.
mtngham.
Tue dark clouds that curtnined the
ssY failed to -ctss theit shadows over
Tue joyous countensucss Of those who
expected TO meet relatives whom they
had not met for many years and rels.
tives whom they had never met. Il
vas evidently to be 0 Chandler gala
day, no NJ after what the weather might
be. The company leaving this city did
not moro than fIl two cars, but the
number was increased at nearly every
station; the nearer the train got to Biz
mingham the more Chandlers got on.
n early every body was looked upon rs
q Chandler, and no matter what their
names were the salute was "How do
you do, Mr.. Chandler?'s DIR. Il. g..
Shortlidge, ~ soon - he entered the
car, was greeted - Mr.. Chandler, and,
taking the cue, the doctor called every
body else Mr., Mrs or Miss Chandler.
When the train reached Chsdd's Ford
junction the special train from Phils-
delphiA had deposited several hun
dred Chambers AID their descend ants
: from Philadelphia, Chester, Media
West Chester apd other points, on the
. . Chandler family got on the train the
care were nearly all dlled.
Then followed score Of joyous intro
ductions but seldom witnessed. Herr
were Cnandlers from Delswsrs
flom funnsy ylvGnis, from Mary
and, from New jersey, from New
York, from Ohio, from Indiana, from
Illinois, from lows, from Miss ouri ant
from Virginia, who had never seei
:. . each other before.
When the train reached Birmingham
5, station, not less than 400 Chambers lef
a. the cars, crossed the bridge over th
g Brandy wine and dispersed themselve
q in groups through Birmingham grow
n. TO talk with their newly found rels
% tlons. Hundreds Of people had as earl,
n as 8 o'clock driven In from all diret
g. tione, had unloaoed well filled lunc
y baskets, and had tethefed their horse
n. to the trees preparatory to o day {
It high enjoyment.
The general desire Of All seemed to b
= to find out who they were and wh
:: others were, and what relation the
were to each other. Those who were
"a little better posted than others In IL
~ family genealogy were kept busy O.
planning who Was who and what gene
alton and branch OF tn Chandler fan
nv ily they belonged to.
Ile stand ahsS LAS, the upp'
side Of the grove near trance
wide, and wr-. covered. b.sy han(
had all inornk. been engaged in han
ing festoons and wreaths of evergree
around 1t. Bouquets Of dahlias or
!. other fall flowers beautified every CO.
n ner and projection, and the covers
~ table contained number of bouquet
u and every thing blending with the sta
q and stripes, gave very attractive ar
n tasteful appearance. Over the front
the main stand, in bold, we'll foEmt
letters, was the inscription, which rea
1857. Chandler Bt-Ue, tennial. 1887
= The large. graceful swings offer,
'" great attractions to the young peopl
" and except when the exercises at Il
stand were In progress, they were ke
In active motion. Caterer Graeff, wi
O large corps OF attendants, was busy
preparing dinner In the large doub
pavilion for the hundreds of hung
stom acbs that would demand satisfa
tion at the close of the exercises at h
stand.
70 A primitive FIRE, built In q scoop
out hollow, and large pots Of potato
boiling over 1t, hanging from o pc
]. supported by wooden forks, while 1
smoke curltd gracefully and lszily !
. into the heavy atmosphere. carried &
men OF the forest cooked their venis
and corn in the same primitive al
simple manner, o At representation
! the habits and times of George OIL
Jane Chandler two hundred years /
fore.
The grand Weccaco Band came dos
ON the train from Philadelphis, and W
on hand to furnish delightful mus
during the day.
The young people looked with pa
ticular delight upon the band, as 1t b:
been announced that an hour WAS to
used for q concert of music, and &
large pavilion suggested that some
r the dc soendants of Quaker George al
d Jane would be tempted TO join in &
reeling waltz and keep time to &
mueio with flying feet. They did
after the stand exercises were over.
~ The gathered company arrarg
themselves on camp chairs In front
the stand, the tand betw cen the stal
- and the snsiu audicncs. Around tho
r. seated on chairs 90 Gordon Of peoI
We standing, and with upltfted faces towa
the speakers they drank In with avidi
every word said about citizen Geor
and Jane, to some present the gres
grandparents of ten generations. T
large stand was occupied by the spea
ers, q number Of the committee of {
rsngements and mary of the leadil
. members of the Chandler family
1t was q picturesque assemblage
meeting Of family that had made
Impress upoh nIl tno departments
life. The lawmaker. the physician, &
al lawyer, the teacher, the mechanic, &
farmer, the merchsnt, the manufa
turer, the laborer, were all there.
was q representative gathering 81 ch
American institutions produce. Fro
the staid Qaakers OF olden times hl
i, come the Methodist, the Preshy terra
Z the Episoopalian, the Baptist, the mort
let, the philanthropist, the Democr
of modern days, the Republican, Il
Greenbacker, and the Temperance me
ton In such an assem- blsee the last ter
MA had many representatives,. 1t was
ton characteristic American gatherin
which, after being leveled up and lev,
"a. cd down, still left an average sever
y degrees higher than is usually met